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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.70.3

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 70: Daśaratha’s cremation. The body is lifted from oil and carried to a fragrant-wood pyre, the family offers water in the Sarayū and begins ten days of mourning

In the sequence: Vasiṣṭha tells Bharata that the pretakārya (rites for the deceased) can no longer be delayed

2.70.3

vasiṣṭhasya vacaḥ śrutvā bharato dhāraṇāṃ gataḥ
pretakāryāṇi sarvāṇi kārayām āsa dharmavit

Hearing Vasiṣṭha's words, Bharata regained his composure and, knower of dharma, had all the funeral rites performed.

Words: vasiṣṭhasya — of Vasiṣṭha; vacaḥ — the words; śrutvā — having heard; bharato — Bharata; dhāraṇāṃ — composure, self-command; gataḥ — attained, came to; pretakāryāṇi — the funeral rites; sarvāṇi — all; kārayām āsa — had performed; dharmavit — the knower of dharma

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.